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14th inst. which I had the hontur to 3citnowiedge .the receipt of -on the same day, rapplied to Mr. Justice DALY and 'Mr..,Justice OSISORtrE,: to assist me in the investigation 'desired by your Excellency, having -thought myself obliged, from the present. state of the health of Mr. Justice DAL v , to decline his aid; and accordingly on Mdnday morning, ,the 16th inst. we pl;ce - eded upon the sitbjeel, and continued theinvestigatice.l to alate.hour.this day,.by.examin ing the Prisoners of the.first class individually, upon oath, and by exainining deputations - of the other Prkoners, seleeted by thenaselies, in like manner . upon oath ; and I have the honour to send to your Excellency-herewith . the depositions of the several Prisoners, as well as of .the Inspe&or, Gaoler, Bltcher, and Baker, as taken before us, for your furthtn- information-, observing that the nature of the: subjea into which we were to examine preduded us from drawing information from any. persons, save thcsa coniplaining,• and those who were com plained against. I think it proper, however,A6 observe to your Evellency, that the statements given by some of the first class of Prisoners, particularly by Mr. Long, Mr. Mason, and Mr. Tandy, were made most manifestly' under the appearance of great irritation ant! resentment against Dr.Trelior. - - ; Upon the whole of the investigation, it appeared to, us, that Door Trevor, the Inspeetor; Mr. Donn, the Keeper; .and the Under-keepers and Turnkeys of the gaol (with the exception of one of the latter description, who has been discharged for miscondutit), have condueted themselves with hu manity to the Prisoners;: but it appeared to us that sufficient attention has not been paid, in every in stance, to the miuuter comforts and accommodation of the gaol, viz. no table-cloths, - no towels, very iodifferent attendance both in serving up• their food, and in conduCting the Prisoners to the - water-closets, which are not accessible without such attendance, but additional attendance-for this latter purpose has . been. : procured. It also • appeared to us; that the meat provided for the Prisoners was of- a good-qua-•, lily, 'with some few and accidental exceptions; bin the bread famished to ,the PrisOrters has been re peatedly of bad Aour, and indifferently baked, as the baker himself upon examination acknowledged ; and I think it proper to state to your _Excellency, that in our opinion it Would be right to have sore alte rations made in the management of the gaol; and some additional alldwance, made, in order to procure further and necessary accommodation for the fel roWing purposes : We think that some arrangement ought to be, adopted to prevent the possibility of any 'Prisoner having occasion to-visit the water-closets being de tained from having an immediate oPportunilty2l ad cess to them ; this could be accomplished by,. laving cnie or more additional attendants employed. • rKhe next alteration that we would recommend, is to -have the vi&uals served to, the Prisoners in -a more comfortable manner than They are at present. For this" purpose, we would recommend that the Prisoners should be diVided into messes of to or 12 each mess, or into such other numbers as the nature of. their offences, and the knowledge that Govern-. inert' May probably have of their degrees of guilt, And of their means of effe.aing public disturbance, May , trender it advisable to adopt; and that each nies - s should be furnished with a cheap, but clean table-cloth, metal •spoons, knives and forks, and a ciA•filie of plates, with vessels of water in the mess rooms: and, .in order, under the head of diet, to prevent all further complaints, as far as may be iy,;s ible, upon the subject of food, we beg leave to state to your. Excellency, that from the nature of all Sorts - of provisions, the liability, of the best meat, and of all malt liquor, to he affe&ed by weather, we think that the Inspetlor of the gaolovlbwappears to rti to give daily attendance there, should be direated to be frequently present at the dinner.of, theyrison - .ers, to examine into the quality of the t:ieat,:, drink, -water and bread, that are daily furnished . Boners ; the cookery, or mode of dressing • those , victuals; the decency and propriety, and sufficiency of the attendants that serve up the 'meat ; and the proper distribution of, the meat and drink amongst the Prisoners at ire table. Upnn the subj. ci of air and exercise for the*Pri, goner, (cancel 'ling which many have expressed'great anxiply), we think that they ,shOuld- have every op _Fortunity of indulgence - in these respe&s as they . rnay - choose, consistently with prevenetiig . an proper or unsafe assotiation of dangerou s then . : There are other regulations which'may . be adopted for the bctter - accommodEktion•of the lower class of Prisoners, such as 'keeping fires constantly in the common hails to enable the Prisoners' towl , sin their drink when necessary, and for other pu rposes, and al o an'allowance to them of an additibnal number of candles.- We have suggested these latter circum stances to Dr. Trevor, and from every thing we hAve si:::tn of his conduci, we have no doubt but that be tyill dire& such detail of• small accommoda tion of this kind to be provided for the Prisoners. With regard to the Prisoners Masai--anti Long, w.ho are. ordered into solitary confinement, we take for granted, that Government have sufficient rea sovs fur such (!istinistions; but we observe that these are the Prisoners who apply the most irritated lan raze,. and cast the heaviest imputations on Do6tor PL-vor—imptitations -w,hich we can discover no foundation tor, or trace to any other source than tile exasperated state of their minds, occasioned possibly by the nature of their 'connernent-,' and whiCh they probably, whether justly or not'We cannot' say, attribute to his representations. it appears to us, that the sum allowed .by Go vernment for the 'subsistence of the first Clap ofTri sorters is not wholly expended upon th e ir viauals and upon examination of the gaoler,' it appeared to us that w hativer advantage he has derived from the allow auce of the first class, has been counter-balanted by the Oficiency of the allowance of the second class. Possibly, therefore, it may deserve your x celleney's constderarien, whether some smaV increase of the allowance far the second class may not be made, so as to avoid the necessity of encroaching On tiiat of the first. . _. We think that the increased q eerices . of the gaoler, ih - procuring - and subsisting servants, and in procuring zddivonal attendance'upon the P,risoners, ought to be paid - out of aUys otti'o l :,ftind that' from the allok‘cnce to the Prisoners. •''''' ' --- - In submitting, however, these ont. sentiments to your Excellency, we thitili it proper to observe, quit . niaking any alterations in the system and rna-, Laci , ;:mt:nt of the 'it is - of the utmost eonse- quenee to the preservation of subordination .and good order, .tilat the just and necessary authority, o!' the InSpeetor, Gaoler, and ocher Officers, ought to be most carefully preserved, We have endeavoured, with the greatest atten tion, elle& the humane obje& of your Excellency, in procuring information of the state of the Prisoners, and submit the observations we have made to your ,Ez.csllency's consideration. Possibly some further remarks might arise upon a review of the depositions we have taken ; but the necessity of my proceeding at an early hour in the morning upon my circuit, compels us, instead of making further observations, to submit to your Ex cellency's consideration the depositions taken from the mouths of the Prisoners, and of the others whom we have examined. I hate the honour to return herewith to your Excellency the Memorials of the prisoners that you were pleased to send to me. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) WILLIAM DOWNES. To his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, &c. (A true Copy) A. MARsDEN. (To be'continued.) MAILS. AaRIVED—I Dublin. DUE-2 Dublin, z IVatcrford. I'RICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols - 68* I Red. Ann. -68 i THE SUN. SOLENCQUIS DICLRL lALIUM AUDIAT L 0 N D 0 .N, TUESDAY, JULY 26, 1808. Oar Readers will find in the Extraordinary Ga zette of Saragossa, of the 3d . inst. which we this day lay before them, an account of an attack upon that City by the French on the Ist and 2d inst. in which they were repulsed with considerable loss. The amount of the French force is not stated, nor is the name of the General by whom they were commanded mentioned. The possession of Pampe luna ,enables the French to .pour their Troops into Arragon, and the possession of Saragossa is an objea of so much importance to them, that they will of course make every effort to obtain it. The Spanish Gazette does not contain any details, we are there fore at present unable to speak with any precision upon this subject. This faa, however, is certain, and is an auspicious omen for the Spaniards.—Bno- NAPARTE does not proceed with his accustomed ce lerity. He finds that the resistance which he has met is not partial, but that the spirit of an enraged People is against him. They treat with contempt and indignation the right to take possession of their Country, which he pretends to have derived from the compulsory resignation of that part of the Royal Family which he has entrapped into his power, and they will not tamely submit to the controul of the lOw-born Usurper whom he would force upon them. As these sentiments have been so nobly manifested by a general impulse of the Spanish People in all quarters, the French Tyrant finds it absolutely necessary that he . -should pause in his career. That he will employ all his time in colleaing a formidable power, in order to over whelm the Patriots, cannot be doubted ; but we have the'satisfaaion. of knowing that the Patriots are as zealous to maintain their freedom as he is to enslave them, and that they are Using all possible means to assemble and organize a power - capable of resisting him. They know, too, that every thing depends on their firmness and unanimity, and they have to guard against the artifices as well as to contend against the strength of their enemy. They know, too, that their cause is suffi cient to give animation to all who support it, that they have the wishes of mankind in their favour, and that their Enemy is held in universal detestation, a detestation that admitted of no addition, even from the base attempt which he is now making to reduce a people to bondage who have never offended him, and ' who are only contending for their essential rights. We, therefore, confidently repose in the 'ultimate triumph of their cause ; nor shall we be at all discouraged by any partial obstruction which they may encounter in the prosecution of it. Their natural resources are great, and they are sure of all the assistance and support which this Country can afford them, It will be impossible for the Tyrant, with all his vigilance and caution, to keep France in ig norance of the glorious spirit which has roused the Spaniards, and of the successes of the latter ; and thdugh the servile Journals of Paris may call those Patriots by the name of Rebels, such a term ap plied to a People who are aduated by a genuine attachment to their legitimate King, can only excite disgust and indignation in the People of France; nor can their Oppressor exped that he will be permitted to drain the population of which he is the immedate oppressor, in order to fight the mere battles of ambition, in order, by sub duing ail other Nations, to confirm the slavery of their own. Besides, Portugal also is resolutely throwing off the chains he had imposed on her, and he will find work enough on his own hands in other quarters. Is it to be supposed that this wicked at tempt to dispose ofa People,after kidnapping their la a' I . 'll Rulers, will be viewed with tame forbearance by the Rulers an . cl the People of other States? No !—Such condua is an appeal to man in all parts of the World, andthey must impatiently wish for the downfall of a Despot whose ambition has no limits. In a short time.we may exped to obtain authentic information from our Fleets and Armies employed in one of the most glorious enterprizes in which they were ever embarked, and in the mean time we shall freely in dulge the hope that the tidings they will send will be such as, while it gives a peculiar triumph to this Country, will be gratifying to all mankind. The Transports with the Troops on board yes terday dropped down to St. Helen's, having com pleted their provisions and water, and it was sup posed that they would sail this day. The celebrated AARON BURR arrived in England in the last packet from America. He had .giver bail to the amount of 10,000 dollars, to take his trial for a misdeMeanor, in Kentucky. He did not, however, think proper to wait the event, but quitted New York under a fiEtitious name. It hai been said, but we believe without foundation, that he came to this country for the purpose of concerting another attack upon South America, with General MIRANDA. If that really were his °hied, the . events that have recently occurred in Spain must, of course, put an end to every such projeet. In the course of the Debate which took place on the 2d inst. on the mot ion made by Mr. SHERIDAN for appointing a Special CommissiOn to inquire into and inspe& the condition and government of the State Prisons and other Gaols in Ireland, and also to examine into the condua of those entrusted . with the rule and government of those Prisons, it was asserted by that Gentleman that no trace could be found in the Vote Office of a Report which the Chancellor of the Exchequer stated had been made in July 1804 (and which was afterwards presented to the House), by the Lord Chief Justice Downs and two other Judges, to the Earl of HARDWICKE, then Lord Lieutenant of Ireland,, who, in cous;e, quence of a representation being made to him_ through a highly respeCiabie channel, that certain abuses did exist in Kilmainhatn gaol, requested the • Lord Chief Justice to select two other Judges, with a view of making the most minute and' impartial inquirieS into the state of that .priSon, as well as into the condua of the individuals who had the im mediate supetintenclance of the State Prisoners. We have taken some pains to inquire - into the correaness qt' Mr. SHERIDA N't; assertion, and we can assure that Gentlenian, and our Reade rs, that the Report in que,tian does, exist ;• and feeling, as we do, the propriety of putting the ,public in possession of that document, we propose giving a portion of it each day , till it is completed. • We.feel this to be the more incumbent on us, as we understand an lion. Member during the dis cussion ',vent so far as to state, " that if there was any such decutnent as that referred to._ by the CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER, there was some thing very mysterious about it ; and that if it.exist ed at all, it had been kept from the view of the Le., gislature in a very snug and clandestine manner." Now we can assure our Readers that nothing can be more unfounded than this insinuation, for, on a reference to the Votes of 1805, we find that on the 2gth April of that year it was resolved that an Address should be presented to His Majesty for lay ing the Correspondence between the Lord Lieute-, nant and the Judges, respeaing Kilmainham gaol, before the House, and that, on the 3d of May following, Mr. VANSITTART presented the different Papers, which were ordered to lie on the table and to be printed, which they accordingly were. We have been induced to• say thus much on the subje&, conceiving, as we do, that the misrepre sentations (wholly unintentional, we believe,) which Were made on the occasion should be correEted, as . they tend not only to atiliel the honour and justice of Lord HAays,vtetaa's administration its Ireland, but also the character of the Judges who made the inquiry. With respe& to the mode in which the inquiry was made, we cannot do better than refer our Read ers to the Papers. We are confident - they will find that it vas conducted with all the imp'artlaliti which the occasion required, and which - might be expeled from the situation and character .of those. who undertook the investigation. Last Sunday evening their MAJESTIES any the PRINCESSES walked on Windsor Teriace, but soon returned to the Lodge, on account of the extreme wetness of the weather. yesterday morning his MAJESTY, and the Prin cesses SOPHIA, AUGUSTA, and AMALIA, accom panied by Lord WALSINGH AM, Lady ISABELLA THYNNE, Count MUNSTER, Cienerals CARTWRIGHT and FITZROY, Colonel* TAYLOR and DESBOROUGH,, took an airing in Windsor Park, and returned at 6A/0- o'clock. The anniversary of the memorable battle of Ems dorti, July 16, 1760, in which a strong division of the French army Was totally defeated, and T6OO pri-' soners, nine pair of colours, and six pieces. ot rair. ! non . were taken by the 15th (King's) Light Mt..' goons, was ce!ebrate4 by the detachment of that regiment staConect at Norwich, NAVAL NEWS. PORTTMOttITH, JULY 2:i..—Arrived his Majesty's Ship L'Argus, from Plymouth. 'The i greatev part of the TranspDrts lately arrived fgpm,th.eTaltic have dropped down to St. Helen's. TORBAY, JULY 24.—Arrived his Majesty's Ship Dreadnought, Admiral DUCKWORTH, from Ply mouth, and remains with the Channel Fleet as per last. FALmotrm, JULY 23.—Arrived his Majesty's Ship Kangaroo, with the Iris and Regard Trans ports, from Plymouth, for Portugal. DEAL, JULY 25.—Sailed yesterday eveuicg 'Majesty's Ship Stately for Portsmouth. His Majesty's Ship Alert ha: the Signal fly:ng for a Convoy to the Westward. THE EXPEDITION. following is an eca& return and arrangement of the Forces destined for Spain and Portugal, in cluding the Expeditions already sailed under I,ieut.- General Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY, and hbior- General SPENCER : Commander-in-Chief not yet known. Second in Command Lieutenant-General Sir H. Burrxrd; FIRST DIVLSIOK, Commanded by Lieutenant-General [lon. John liope, 2cl Foot - 703 4th, Lst Battalion •• 978 Brig.-General Acland. zSth, tat Ditto - too* 2.678 79th F?4', tst Bat. 9 Est, t- 'Bat. . 9zd, is-Vitto soon 94C) r Major-Cenral Ferguson. 94' ago ---..- SSSg SZCQND DIVIS;9N. , Commanded by Lieutenant-General Lord Paget, 6th Foot, zst Bat. - 900 - 2,9 th, - - 800 Major-General Spencer. 3zd, - - 900 2600 ' stb, - zst Battalion, zoo.) 3.,th, - rat Ditto, 9so Brig. General Hightingalf!. Sul, - tat Dap, - 950 2900. SSoo THUD DIVISION. Commanded by Lieutenant-General Fraze;. gtli Foot, Ist Bat. - goo . Ditto - ad Ditto - 9 co Major-General Hill. 4 0 th - - - 99° 28 4 0 • 90 9,0 Brig.-General Fane, - 79 , _ 36th - rst Bat. 45th . - nay' 544 0 : FOURTH . DIVISION. Commanded by Lieut.-General Sir Arthur Wellesley.l. loth tst B. r. - 6JO 38th - ist Ditto - 98: Brig-General Crawlind. 7:st . zst - 95., 2;30 4 134tt. of the,Light Infantry 2803—Major-Gen Murray- at the Gentian Legion 533 0 RESERVE, Commanded by Lieut.-General Sir john Moore. 13th Lik;ht Dtagoons 3d German Light Drag. 553 —1203 szci Foot, ad Bat. Ditto, - zd Do. bzo Brig.-General Anstruther. 95tb, - - 900 43( 1 Foot, ad Bat. - 800 2675 6oth - sth Do. - 940 Brig.-General R. Stuart. Two Ger. Light lnf. Bat. 'Soo 354 0 74 18 Recapitulation. ist Division - - - 5 5 56 2.L - - - 4 4 , te h se,i ' e - 5330 - 741; Total - - 29,246 The Artillery, Royal Waggon Train, &c. are not included in the above statement. In addition to this, a second Expedition is alreadi planned, to consist of 8000 cavalry and 1.5,600 in' fat.try. Among the latter are those matchless body of men, the first and second Brigade of Guards, at Deal and Chatham, amounting to now - 5000 ran and file. The Ross-shire Regiment of Militia, quartered at Norman-cross, on Saturday made an offer of theft services to assist the efforts of the Spanish Patriots. Sunday the ordnance were busied in embarking Sixteen horses belonging to Sir HARRY BUKRARPt and nine belonging to Lord PA,GET. Sir ilatta and suite are arrived at Portsmouth. Gen. Moos% resigns the command to Sir - HARRY, and every thing being ready, it is supposed the Fleet will sail day. Major General Lord WILLIAM BENTINCK is go' ing out in a diplomatic charader with Sir HAW' BURRARD'S army ; but Lord WILLI A M will eithe r ad in a diplomatic or military character, as recitiiren' A brigade of Artillery, a detachment orthe Waggn n , Train, and the 2d battalion of the 36th Regimen' have joined the Baltic. Army ; • and the 51st 'tee meat is expeded from Guernsey. It appears there are two British Officers of IV name of , ROCHE, at present in Spain ; the 01) , c Major ROCHE, who distingUished him se lf so rtinc ..t a at Monte Video, as well by his gen era l conduct by his courage, and who is now with the army coi l ' manded by the Bishop of ST. A NDERO ; an d E l ' , other Capt. PATRICK ROCHE, of the 54th, al s o a 11 105 t able and gallant young Officer, who is, t, e believ e ' with the army of General CUESTA. Mr. DUFF leaves London immediately for por gy mouth, from whence he will sail in a Frigate alreal e appointed for his reception, for C a di z . From ther e he is to proceed to Seville, as Minister to the Su e ; preme Junta. We under s tand that M r . Fi t Eas d° s not accompany him. The F r i ga t e w hi c h conveY , o Mr. DUFF to Spain, takes out one milli o n of dyk e for the use o f th e Sp an i s h P atr i ots , w hi c h a re to placed at the dispo s al o f th e S u p reme J un ta of Se n ville. The Statue of King WILLIAM 111. which e 1136. bl been placed in St. Ja mes ' s - square , i s ver y creditn i.ot to the tale n ts of B ACON , th e S cu lpt or . I t i s said w be the plan adopted in Lincoln's Inn Fields, i s to folloAed in, this Square, and that the water is give place to a beautiful shrubbery. .~ 2( Po; de l ter m;, del lv r Yil! f the